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24th. February Saturday
Tapestry to cover the altar-screen of the Collegiate Church given by Mr. Samuel Brooke, February 24. The tapestry represents the offering of the early Christians, mentioned in Acts iv., 34, and the death of Ananias and Sapphira. The initial letters V. M., H. W., and G. K. are those of the makers, and the date, 1661, indicates the time of its manufacture.(7)

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Nathaniel Edmondson, a woollen draper in Manchester, caused the marble pavement in front of the altar of the Collegiate Church “to be laid at his own expense.”(7)